From The Heart

[audiofool]

Who's laughing now?
it's a dream come true
my moment of triumph
has been upended by you

I had in mind
the sweet smell of success
you lifted me out
of my wretched excess

I searched for highs
I discovered new lows
you came into focus
and my feet just froze

you read the fear
in my suspicious eyes
you calmed the raging sea
your presence
erased the tension
and a reckless tendency

I had in mind
a vision of the grandiose
you let me see the sickness
I could not self-diagnose

I'm reaching for the sky
there's diamonds in your hair
object lessons from the heart
still teaching those who care

you saw through
my petty insecurities
my arrogance and mistrust
you offered room to breathe
and genuine emotion
pure gold for a mountain of rust.